PRETTY IN PINK

thistletown71

Hello Friends

Can somebody please advise what this pretty little pink is? It just appeared. I didn't grow it. Is it something that will grow every year or take seeds from and when to grow?

K67

It looks like a poppy 

AnniD

I think it's a type of poppy, papaver somniferum 
You can collect seeds from it, ideally wait until the seedheads dry and then collect them into a paper envelope to sow in Spring. One seedhead produces hundreds of seeds. 

thistletown71

wow. sounds great. It just appeared from nowhere. Can't wait to take the seeds and sow them. I take it this is the only time (October) they flower?

Can they be sown directly into the garden and onto lawn?

Busy-Lizzie

They can be sown into flower beds, not lawn as they would get mown and would have to compete with grass. They pop up in my garden but earlier in the year, mostly June and July.

thistletown71

this one appeared this month. Do some poppies flower in October?

Liriodendron

They are fast-growing annuals, which like to grow in disturbed soil, preferably in a sunny spot.  I guess your plant is flowering now because it just happened to germinate fairly late because as Busy-Lizzie says, they normally flower in summer.  That plant will die after flowering like other annuals, but should have a lot of "babies" from its seeds.  The seeds can lie dormant in the soil for many years, until someone comes along with a fork or spade and turns the soil over.  We had some appear in our "new" garden here this year, from some previous owner's seeds.  

thistletown71

Thanks Liriodendron